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JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN: AVOIDING DEADLOCK ON ENHANCED COOPERATION IN THE WSIS+20 REVIEW — A quiet UN consultation on July 29th sparked debate among WSIS veterans over a modest proposal, raising fresh questions ahead of December’s global digital governance talks. William J. Drake https://lnkd.in/gYBKBr9K

THE IPV6 DIVIDE: HOW SLOW ADOPTION CREATES DIGITAL VULNERABILITIES AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY — As IPv6-only networks proliferate, countries slow to adopt the new standard risk cyber insecurity, economic marginalisation, and weakened sovereignty in the emerging digital order. Vincentas Grinius https://lnkd.in/g4Y39n6j

WSIS+20 AND THE YOUTH DILEMMA: RETHINKING PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE — At WSIS+20, youth participation in Internet governance faced scrutiny, revealing structural divides between global forums and prompting calls for more inclusive, purpose-built engagement models. Nadia Tjahja / Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gfm2F4-T

CANN AT A CROSSROADS: REBUILDING INTERNET GOVERNANCE IN AN AGE OF DISRUPTION — As global norms shift and digital power realigns, ICANN faces mounting pressure to evolve, or risk being reshaped by forces outside the multistakeholder model. Gregory Francis https://lnkd.in/gS5VFGdj

MAURITIUS LAUNCHES JUDICIAL PROBE INTO AFRINIC AMID INTERNET GOVERNANCE CRISIS — A Supreme Court judge will investigate AFRINIC's receivership and alleged misconduct, as Africa's Internet governance woes escalate into a full-blown institutional crisis. Mwendwa Kivuva https://lnkd.in/gUFc3dbW

DNIB REPORTS 371.7 MILLION DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS IN Q2 2025 — Domain name registrations climbed to 371.7 million in Q2 2025, up 9.3 million year-on-year, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gKRm-jyx

A CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENT: WHY THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM MUST EVOLVE TO STAY RELEVANT — Two decades after its founding, the IGF faces a pivotal choice: evolve into a truly effective institution or remain an underpowered talk shop. Bertrand de La Chapelle https://lnkd.in/gYtdjf2q

SCORING THE WEB: RANKING DOMAIN RISK THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN INDICATORS — A new study proposes look-up tables of domain characteristics, like TLDs and registrars, to refine threat scores and prioritise brand enforcement targets more effectively. David Barnett / Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gsUH8QEW

IPV4 ADDRESS PRICES FALL AS SUPPLY SURGES — After years of steady ascent, the market for IPv4 addresses is experiencing an uncharacteristic softening. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g5nikxw5

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ICANN COMMUNITY: NOT THE COMMUNITY PRIORITY EVALUATION WE INTENDED — New ICANN rules may strip Indigenous communities and NGOs of gTLD protections, enabling name misappropriation by loosely affiliated or unrelated applicants without public accountability. Kathy Kleiman / Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gXpfbYdF